

"Departure"
Season 6 Episode 608 | 47m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Louisa has shocking news for Martin, Bert and Jennifer's party goes off with a bang.
Louisa has shocking news for Martin, Bert and Jennifer's party goes off with a bang, and Al has a business proposition for Ruth.
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"Departure"
Season 6 Episode 608 | 47m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Louisa has shocking news for Martin, Bert and Jennifer's party goes off with a bang, and Al has a business proposition for Ruth.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[MACHINE BEEPING] >> RIGHT.
THAT’S WEE DONE?
>> JUST A MINUTE-- >> NO.
LAST NIGHT, IT WAS ALL "JUST A MINUTE."
SAME AGAIN THIS MORNING.
I’VE GOT STUFF I REALLY NEED TO DO.
>> THE BLOODY GENERATOR IS PACKED UP.
>> WELL...IF YOU HADN’T TRIED TO CUT CORNERS BY HIRING THIS HEAP OF JUNK... >> CUT CORNERS?
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ALL THIS IS COSTING ME?
>> NO, I DON’T.
AND I’VE REALLY GOT TO GO.
>> AND THERE HE GOES, WALKING AWAY, LEAVING ME TO DO IT ALL ON MY OWN.
CAN’T EVEN SPARE 5 MINUTES FOR HIS OLD MAN.
NOW, THAT’S MY BOY.
>> LOUISA?
>> YES?
>> WHAT TIME IS YOUR TAXI COMING?
>> TEN.
>> I SEE.
UM... MY FIRST PATIENT IS HERE.
>> YES.
>> IT’S GONNA NEED TO BE COMPLETELY STRIPPED DOWN AND OVERHAULED.
>> WELL, HOW MANY HOURS IS THAT GONNA TAKE?
THE PARTY KICKS OFF AT 12:00.
>> HOURS?
MORE LIKE DAYS, DAD.
>> I CAN’T AFFORD TO HIRE A NEW ONE.
LOOK, LOOK.
WHAT IF WE RUN SOME CABLES FROM THE RESTAURANT, AND YOU CAN POWER EVERYTHING UP THAT WAY?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
YOU RISK OVERLOADING THE CIRCUIT.
>> WHAT’S LIFE WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF A RISK?
COME ON.
>> NO, AND I’VE REALLY GOT TO GO.
>> OH, YES, YES.
YOUR BIG BUSINESS PRESENTATION.
YES, FISHING HOLIDAYS FOR THE TOURISTS.
>> YES.
>> WELL, I JUST DON’T GET IT.
>> WELL, LUCKILY IT’S RUTH I’M PITCHING THE IDEA TO.
>> 10 MINUTES.
THAT IS ALL I’M ASKING TO GET THOSE CABLES UP AND RUNNING.
15 AT THE MOST.
NOW, COME ON.
CHOP, CHOP.
TIME’S A-WASTIN’.
>> WELL, I CAN’T EXACTLY REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS.
IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
AND IT WAS BEFORE MY, UM... MY SISTER’S GIRL COME UP TO STAY.
IT’S BEFORE YOU NOTICED THAT THING THERE.
I JUST CAN’T CONCENTRATE.
I CAN’T CONCENTRATE ON MY HORSES AND...
DOCTOR!
>> UH...ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE.
>> MY WHAT?
>> YOUR SLEEVE.
SHOULDER.
YOU’LL NEED TWO MORE SHOTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> WHY?
>> BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T... >> AH!
>> YOU’LL GET RABIES.
>> WHAT?
>> YOUR INOCULATION.
>> WELL, I DIDN’T COME HERE FOR AN INOCULATION.
I CAME HERE BECAUSE OF MY HEADACHES.
>> WHAT?
YOU SURE?
>> WELL, OF COURSE I’M SURE.
>> UH...RIGHT.
WELL, I SUGGEST YOU TAKE 1,000 MILLIGRAMS OF PARACETAMOL TWICE A DAY, KEEP WARM, PLENTY OF FLUIDS, AND IS THERE ANY PAIN BEHIND YOUR EYES?
>> NO.
IT’S MY HEAD.
HEAD...ACHE.
HENCE THE BLOODY NAME.
I DIDN’T COME HERE TO HAVE YOU STICK THINGS IN ME.
>> YEAH, BUT THE INOCULATION IS QUITE HARMLESS.
SOME PATIENTS REPORT SIDE EFFECTS-- A MILD FEVER, RASH, VOMITING.
YOU SHOULD BE FINE.
>> OH, THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EXCUSE ME, LADIES, PLEASE.
>> UM...HAVE YOU GOT EVERYTHING?
>> I THINK SO, YES.
>> I CAN...I CAN DRIVE YOU TO THE AIRPORT.
>> WELL, MY TAXI’S OUTSIDE.
YOU’VE GOT SURGERY.
>> BOTTLES.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE BABY BOTTLES YOU RINSED AND LEFT BY THE SINK UPSTAIRS-- DID YOU PACK THEM?
>> ACTUALLY, NO.
NO, I DIDN’T.
WELL, TAKE JAMES.
[BABY COOS] >> I’M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] >> I’LL CALL YOU WHEN I GET THERE.
>> YES.
[BABY COOS] >> AND REMEMBER... KEEP HYDRATED, TRY AND STRETCH YOUR LEGS DURING THE FLIGHT.
>> I WILL.
THANK YOU.
[KISS] >> I’M SORRY.
OH.
[ENGINE STARTS] [COUGHING] YOU HEAR THAT, DOC?
IT’S ALL A CRACKLING, WHEEZING NOISE.
[COUGHING AND GAGGING] HERE’S ME MEANT TO BE SINGING AT THE BRADDOCK FOLK FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK.
[SINGING OFF-KEY] WHO’S GONNA WANT TO LISTEN TO THAT?
HUH?
[COUGHING] >> STOP COUGHING!
>> DOC?
[KNOCK KNOCK] RUTH?
>> I THINK SHE’S GONE UP TO THE FARM, DOC.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
DOTTER.
>> I’VE RUN ALL SORTS OF TESTS-- BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD SUGAR, BLOOD LEVELS, E.C.G., ROUTINE M.S.U.
NOTHING SHOWS UP AS ABNORMAL, UNLESS I’M MISSING SOMETHING.
>> OH, FOR GOD’S SAKE, MARTIN, THIS ISN’T A MEDICAL ISSUE.
YOU MUST KNOW THAT.
YOU LOVED BEING A SURGEON, DIDN’T YOU?
>> YES, I DID.
>> AND YET YOU DEVELOPED A PSYCHOSOMATIC REACTION AGAINST BLOOD, WHICH MEANT YOU COULDN’T CONTINUE.
AND YOU LOVED LOUISA, YET YOU SHUT DOWN AND SHUT DOWN AND SHUT DOWN UNTIL YOU PUSHED HER AWAY.
>> NO, I DIDN’T.
I DIDN’T WANT HER TO GO.
>> WELL, WHY DID YOU LET HER LEAVE?
WHY DIDN’T YOU STOP HER?
>> I COULDN’T.
>> BECAUSE YOU DON’T BELIEVE YOU DESERVE HER, DO YOU?
HOW COULD SHE LOVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU?
THAT’S WHAT I THINK YOU BELIEVE.
IT’S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HOMOPHOBIA GENERALLY HAS ITS ROOTS IN SOME SORT OF CHILDHOOD INCIDENT OR TRAUMA.
>> WELL, THAT DOESN’T APPLY TO ME.
I HAD A HEALTHY CHILDHOOD.
>> PHYSICALLY MAYBE.
BUT I WATCHED YOU GROW UP, AND I REMEMBER A VULNERABLE AND SENSITIVE 4-YEAR-OLD BOY, AND I REMEMBER A 6-YEAR-OLD WHO’D ALL BUT SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE REMOTENESS OF HIS FATHER AND THE COLDNESS OF HIS MOTHER.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE WITH LOUISA?
>> OF COURSE I DO.
>> THEN YOU MUST CHANGE.
IT’S YOUR CHOICE, MARTIN.
ANYBODY CAN CHANGE.
YOU’D HAVE TO WORK HARD, HARDER THAN MOST.
IF YOU’RE NOT WILLING TO DO THAT, THEN LEAVE THE POOR GIRL ALONE.
>> I SAW LOUISA LEAVING THIS MORNING.
>> YES.
>> SHE HAD BAGS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> YOU’RE JUST LUCKY I’M HERE FOR YOU.
>> WHY ARE YOU HERE?
>> DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT NOW?
>> YES.
>> VERY WELL.
I, UM... I’VE MADE MISTAKES, MARTIN.
I SAID SOME VERY UNPLEASANT THINGS LAST TIME I SAW YOU.
I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE.
AND YOUR FATHER HAD THINGS HE WANTED TO SAY AS WELL.
>> SUCH AS?
>> THAT HE LOVED YOU.
HE JUST WASN’T ABLE TO SAY IT.
>> HE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES.
WHY DIDN’T HE TELL ME HIMSELF?
>> HE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU.
I SUPPOSE HE KNEW HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
>> WHAT?
HE TOLD YOU BEFORE HE DIED?
>> YES, AT THE HOSPITAL.
>> YOU SAID HE HAD A STROKE.
>> YES.
>> FOLLOWED BY COMPLICATIONS.
>> THAT’S WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID TO ME.
>> MY FATHER TOLD YOU THESE THINGS WHEN HE WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR THE LAST TIME?
>> HE WAS SO PROUD OF YOU.
HE WAS SORRY HE NEVER TOLD YOU.
>> BUT HE TOLD YOU?
>> YES.
>> HE TOLD YOU AS HE LAY THERE, HAVING SUFFERED FROM A STROKE SO SEVERE IT WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM?
AND HE MADE HIMSELF UNDERSTOOD?
>> IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM.
>> HIS SPEECH WASN’T SLURRED OR GARBLED?
>> NO, NOT THAT I RECALL.
>> REMARKABLE.
QUITE UNLIKE ANY STROKE I’VE EVER HEARD OF.
>> PERHAPS IT WASN’T A STROKE.
I WAS CONFUSED.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIS HEART, MARTIN.
HIS HEART.
>> A CARDIAC ARREST.
>> THEY DID THAT THING WITH ELECTRIC PADDLES.
>> NO, THEY DIDN’T.
YOU MADE THAT UP.
YOU’VE MADE THIS WHOLE THING UP!
>> IT WAS HOW HE FELT.
HE JUST WANTED ME TO REASSURE YOU.
>> SO YOU DECIDED TO LIE TO ME.
>> FOR YOUR BENEFIT.
>> NOT FOR MY BENEFIT!
>> I HAVE NO HOME TO GO TO.
YOUR FATHER DIED AND LEFT HARDLY ANY CAPITAL TO SPEAK OF.
>> I SEE.
>> I NEED SOME MONEY, MARTIN.
JUST ENOUGH TO BUY A SMALL APARTMENT IN LISBON, MAYBE...300,000.
200,000?
>> I DON’T THINK SO.
>> YOU WOULD SEE ME HOMELESS, DESTITUTE, CAST OUT IN THE STREETS?
>> OF COURSE NOT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> I WOULDN’T SEE YOU.
I’D HAVE NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH YOU AT ALL.
>> YOU ALWAYS WERE AN AWKWARD, STRANGE LITTLE BOY.
>> I DIDN’T THINK YOU SPENT ENOUGH TIME IN MY COMPANY TO REALIZE.
>> NOT SURPRISED YOUR WIFE WALKED OUT ON YOU.
YOU BETTER GET USED TO BEING ON YOUR OWN.
>> I HAVE A PATIENT TO SEE.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU’RE GONE BY THE TIME I GET BACK.
[HORN BEEPS] I SAW EMILY, RUTH.
HAVING A BIT OF A PROBLEM AT THE...AT THE RESTAURANT.
>> IT’S ALL RIGHT.
TAKE A MOMENT.
CATCH YOUR BREATH.
>> AH.
SO... HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
>> WELL, I PRESUME YOU HAVE AN IDEA AND A BUSINESS PLAN.
SO I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU TALKED AND I LISTENED.
>> YEAH, RIGHT.
UM... OK. [AHEM] SO, UH...RIGHT.
LOOK AT THIS FARMHOUSE.
LOOK AT IT.
LOOK.
IT’S LOVELY AND EVERYTHING, ISN’T IT?
BUT IT’S DOING NOTHING.
WHAT IF IT WASN’T?
WHAT IF IT WAS DOING... BED-AND-BREAKFASTS?
BUFFET LUNCHES?
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES?
>> HARDLY UNIQUE.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BED AND BREAKFAST PLACES, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM NOT SITUATED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
>> THAT’S NOT THE UNIQUE PART, RUTH.
IT’S THE LAKE, THE ONE THAT YOU’VE GOT ON YOUR LAND.
THAT’S WHAT’S GONNA GIVE US THE EDGE.
GET YOUR WELLIES.
FISHING.
RIGHT?
IT’S VERY POPULAR.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE DO YOU THINK FISH EACH YEAR IN THE U.K.?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
15%?
>> HA.
RIGHT.
WELL... IT’S ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT, BUT IT’S STILL A LOT.
IT IS THE BIGGEST PARTICIPANT SPORT IN THIS COUNTRY, AND A MAJORITY OF THEM DO COARSE FISHING-- LAKES AND STREAMS.
NOW, THERE ARE SOME FIGURES ON THAT IN THESE, UH... PAPERS.
[BLOWS] NOW, YOU’VE GOT A LAKE, AND YOU’VE GOT A RIVER FLOWING THROUGH YOUR LAND, DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND DIFFERENT FISH DIVERSITY.
>> I’M SORRY.
WHICH PAGE IS IT THOSE FIGURES ARE ON?
>> UM...UM...
UH... YEAH, I THINK...
I THINK I LEFT THAT ONE AT HOME, BUT, UM... >> OR PERHAPS THE DOG ATE IT.
>> I DON’T HAVE A DOG.
>> I KNOW YOU DON’T.
>> OH, RIGHT.
HA HA.
UM...BUT THE FIGURES THAT REALLY MATTER ARE HERE.
SEE, YOU CAN OFFER THE LAKE, YOU CAN OFFER THE RIVER.
BED AND BREAKFAST UP AT THE FARMHOUSE, A COOK-WHAT-YOU-CATCH BARBECUE IN THE EVENINGS.
PLEASE, JOIN ME.
WELL, I CAN DROP THE REST OF THOSE FIGURES OFF LATER IF YOU WANT.
>> I DON’T THINK THAT’LL BE NECESSARY.
>> RIGHT.
OK.
I JUST WANT...
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS... IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, NOT JUST FOR ME-- ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY FOR ME-- BUT FOR YOU AS WELL.
>> I’LL GET BACK TO YOU LATER.
>> RIGHT.
OK. JUST... YOU KNOW...
FISH, RUTH.
IT’S THE FUTURE.
AH.
>> ♪ WITH LONG DARK HAIR AND A CROOKED LITTLE SMILE SHE SLIPPED AWAY ♪ [COUGHING] [KNOCK ON DOOR] IT’S OPEN!
OH.
YOU.
>> COULD YOU UNBUTTON YOUR SHIRT, PLEASE?
>> WHY?
>> I NEED TO LISTEN TO YOUR CHEST.
BREATHE IN.
[INHALES] BREATHE OUT.
[EXHALES] COUGH.
[COUGHS] YOU’VE GOT BRONCHITIS.
MOST CASES CLEAR UP IN 3 TO 4 WEEKS.
I WON’T PRESCRIBE ANY ANTIBIOTICS UNLESS IT GETS WORSE.
YOU COULD DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, AVOID CAFFEINE, ALCOHOL, STOP SMOKING.
>> YEAH.
WELL, I’VE BEEN MEANING TO KICK THE HABIT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO, UM... APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GIVING YOU A PROPER EXAMINATION BEFORE.
>> OH.
IT’S ALL RIGHT, DOC.
WORDS GETS AROUND, YOU KNOW, ABOUT A CERTAIN SOMEONE LEAVING TOWN.
>> RIGHT.
YES.
>> I’VE ACTUALLY STARTED WRITING A SONG ABOUT IT.
YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?
>> NO.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
IT’S NICE TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU HAVING A NICE TIME?
YOU GOT EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED?
[MUSIC PLAYING] JUST HELP YOURSELF OVER THERE.
IT’S ALL FREE, APART FROM SOME OF THE WINE.
[INDISTINCT] >> ARE YOU ON DUTY, THEN?
>> YES, I AM ON DUTY.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> RIGHT.
GOOD FOR YOU.
>> WHO ARE YOU?
>> ME?
I’M JUST A FAILURE, MATE.
>> NOPE.
I DON’T GET IT.
IN FACT, I DON’T GET ANY OF YOUR COSTUMES.
FANCY DRESS.
>> OH, DID THEY TELL YOU THAT?
OOPS.
MUST HAVE BEEN, UM...
CONFUSING IT WITH...
SOME OTHER THING.
[SIGHS] >> YES, I’D LIKE TO BOOK A FLIGHT TO ANY SOUTHERN SPANISH AIRPORT ANY TIME FROM FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING.
>> ANY AIRLINE PREFERENCE?
>> NO, I DON’T CARE.
>> WILL YOU HOLD, SIR?
>> NO, I WON’T HOLD.
[MUSIC PLAYING] AH.
>> GO ON, THEN.
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> YOU KNOW THAT THING WHERE YOU’RE TALKING AND YOU’RE AWARE THAT YOU MIGHT BE TALKING RUBBISH, BUT YOU CAN’T SEEM TO STOP YOURSELF?
PRETTY MUCH THAT, THEN.
>> I’M SURE IT WASN’T THAT BAD.
>> YOU WEREN’T THERE.
>> SO...HOW DID THE BIG MEETING GO, EH, BOY?
>> UM, MAYBE NOW IS NOT THE BEST TIME.
>> NEVER YOU MIND.
>> ACTUALLY, I DO MIND, BECAUSE I SPENT ALL THAT TIME HELPING YOU WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY PITCH.
>> WELL, I DID WARN YOU THAT MAYBE IT WASN’T YOUR BEST IDEA, BUT DON’T YOU WORRY.
I’M SURE WE’LL COME UP WITH OTHER ONES.
>> THIS...THIS WASN’T FOR US.
THERE WAS NO "WE."
>> WELL, I ASSUMED IT WOULD BE LIKE-- >> YOU ASSUMED WRONG.
>> SOME OF THE GUESTS ARE SAYING THAT THE FOOD IS COLD.
>> OH!
I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PLUG IN THE HOTPLATES.
I DON’T KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS THESE DAYS.
HUH!
I’M SURPRISED ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO WORK ALONGSIDE ME.
[MUSIC PLAYING] >> HELLO.
CAN I HELP YOU?
>> UH, YES.
I’M TRYING TO BOOK A FLIGHT TO SPAIN.
I’VE ALREADY GIVEN MY DETAILS.
>> OH.
OK, SIR.
[MUSIC PLAYING] WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?
>> DR. MARTIN ELLINGHAM.
>> CAN YOU SPELL THAT, PLEASE?
>> E-L-L-I-N... >> HELLO.
>> IT DOESN’T MATTER.
[TELEPHONE RINGING] >> RADIOLOGY.
>> THE SCANS FOR LOUISA ELLINGHAM-- THEY WERE ONLY CHECKED BEFORE THE GADOLINIUM WAS ADDED.
>> WHAT?
>> YOU’VE MISSED A LEFT PARIETAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION.
>> WHO IS THIS?
>> DR. ELLINGHAM, PORTWENN.
>> JUST A MINUTE.
I’LL GET THE SCANS UP.
>> I NEED TO KNOW IF I’VE BEEN SENT THE WRONG SCANS BY MISTAKE.
AN ABNORMAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ARTERY AND THE VEIN.
CAN YOU SEE IT OR NOT?
>> RIGHT.
YES, I CAN SEE IT NOW.
>> THE PATIENT’S BEEN TAKING ANTICOAGULANTS.
IF THIS ISN’T OPERATED ON IMMEDIATELY...SHE COULD SUFFER A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE.
>> WE’LL CONTACT THEM STRAIGHTAWAY.
>> NO, I’LL CONTACT HER.
SHE’S ON HER WAY TO THE AIRPORT.
>> I HOPE NOT.
THE CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE COULD START THE BLEEDING.
>> YES.
I’M VERY WELL AWARE OF THAT.
[TELEPHONE RINGING] >> MARTIN?
>> LOUISA, JUST LISTEN TO ME.
DON’T GET ON THAT PLANE.
>> WHAT?
MARTIN, WE’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
>> NO, LOUISA, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.
IT’S VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU NOT GET ON THAT PLANE.
>> PLEASE.
THIS IS NOT HELPING.
>> LOUISA-- >> MARTIN, I’VE GOT A HEADACHE, AND YOU’RE MAKING IT WORSE.
CAN I JUST PLEASE SPEAK TO YOU LATER?
>> LOOK, JUST LISTEN-- [BEEP] THIS IS DR. ELLINGHAM FROM PORTWENN.
I NEED A THEATER AND FULL SURGICAL TEAM PREPPED AND READY FOR THE REPAIR OF AN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION.
>> THIS EVENING?
>> NO.
ONE HOUR.
>> WE’LL BE READY.
>> THANK YOU.
[TIRES SCREECH] [HORN HONKING] [GIRLS LAUGHING] WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?
>> ME?
YOU’RE THE ONE DOING BOY RACER UP THE HIGH STREET!
>> LET ME HAVE YOUR VAN.
I NEED IT.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOUR FANCY CAR?
>> IT WON’T WORK NOW.
THE AIRBAG’S BEEN DEPLOYED.
IT’S AN EMERGENCY.
>> YOU’RE A DOT!
>> OH, I HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR ALL THIS.
>> WELL, I’M NOT GONNA STAND FOR IT!
I’M DRAWING THE LINE HERE!
[MUSIC PLAYING] >> YES, YOU’VE TOLD ME YOU WANT A REQUEST, BUT YOU HAVEN’T TOLD ME WHAT SONG YOU ACTUALLY WANT.
>> JUST SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN HEAR THE WORDS.
>> I’LL SEE WHAT I GOT.
NOW I REMEMBER WHY I STOPPED DOING THESE THINGS.
[LOUD BANG] [MUSIC SLOWS AND STOPS] [ONLOOKERS MURMURING] >> MOST IMPRESSIVE, CAROLINE.
>> GET OUT OF THE WAY!
PENHALE, I NEED YOUR HELP.
>> GUESS WHAT I AM.
>> WHAT?
>> GUESS WHAT I AM.
>> AN IDIOT!
I NEED YOUR HELP, YOUR CAR!
COME ON!
OUT OF THE WAY!
>> OH.
A BITE TO EAT, DR. ELLINGHAM?
OOH!
FALAFEL?
OH.
OH.
>> WHERE ARE WE GOING?
>> TO THE AIRPORT.
>> OH.
SOMEWHERE NICE?
>> NOT REALLY.
>> OH.
FRANCE.
>> JUST GET IN AND DRIVE.
[ENGINE STARTS] [SIREN] >> MORWENNA... HAVE YOU SEEN AL ANYWHERE?
>> HE WAS DOWN ON THE BEACH.
WAIT.
JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE, EH?
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON?
>> I KNOW MAYBE THIS MORNING DIDN’T GO SO WELL, BUT I JUST FEEL THAT IF SOMEONE GAVE HIM A CHANCE-- >> I APPRECIATE THAT THE TWO OF YOU ARE INVOLVED, BUT I BASE MY BUSINESS DECISIONS ON BUSINESS REASONS.
>> I’M NOT INVOLVED WITH AL.
>> OH.
MY MISTAKE.
I APOLOGIZE.
>> WELL, THAT WAS WEIRD.
> YEAH, BUT THEN AGAIN, SHE IS A PSYCHIC.
>> PSYCHIATRIST.
>> AND THEY CAN JUST LOOK AT PEOPLE AND SENSE THINGS ABOUT THEM, THINGS THAT THE PERSON MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES.
>> YEAH, I’M PRETTY SURE THAT’S STILL A PSYCHIC YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> IT’S OVER 6 MILLION.
>> SORRY?
>> OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.K. HAVE GONE FISHING OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS-- FRESHWATER, SEA WATER-- AND YOU’RE QUITE RIGHT.
WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH.
I DID MY OWN RESEARCH.
>> SO... YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED?
>> THERE’S A CATCH.
>> OH.
YOU DON’T WANT TO GO INTO BUSINESS WITH ME.
>> OH, NO, NO.
YOUR FIGURES HOLD UP VERY WELL UNDER CLOSE EXAMINATION.
NO.
YOUR SPELLING... NOW THAT’S ANOTHER MATTER.
>> MMM.
SO, WHAT’S THE CATCH?
>> WELL, I DON’T WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY RUNNING OF IT-- GUEST PROBLEMS AND ISSUES.
BUT IF YOU’RE WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT, THEN WE ARE, AS YOU WOULD SAY, ON.
>> REALLY?
OH!
HA HA HA!
OH!
THANK YOU, RUTH.
THANK YOU.
>> WHAT SPEED ARE YOU DOING?
>> RIGHT.
SORRY, DOC.
I’LL PUT MY FOOT DOWN.
[TIRES SCREECHING] >> THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT, ACTUALLY.
>> WHAT TIME’S THE FLIGHT?
>> ONE O’CLOCK.
>> CUTTING IT SHORT.
HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT.
>> DAD.
>> STILL NOT WORKING.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE A LOOK?
>> NO, NO, NO.
I’VE GOT THIS.
I DON’T ALWAYS NEED YOUR HELP, YOU KNOW.
>> RUTH HAS AGREED TO GO INTO BUSINESS WITH ME.
>> HEY!
THAT IS WONDERFUL NEWS.
>> YEAH.
>> BECAUSE I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE NAME-- LARGE, LARGE, AND ELLINGHAM.
WHAT ABOUT FIRST NAMES, EH?
BERT, AL, RUTH--B.A.R.?
B.A.R.
FISHING HOLIDAYS.
>> NO, DAD.
I DON’T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.
THIS BUSINESS IS JUST RUTH AND ME.
>> AND I THINK YOU’VE FORGOTTEN HOW EASY IT IS FOR YOUR OLD MAN TO WIND YOU UP, EH?
HA HA HA!
>> SERIOUSLY?
THAT WASN’T FUNNY.
>> THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE FOR YOU HERE, EH?
AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY IT, I HOPE YOU’LL NEVER NEED IT, EH?
>> HMM.
>> COME ON.
>> NO.
>> COME ON.
>> OH.
>> YEAH!
THAT’S IT.
>> I NEED THOSE RIBS, DAD.
>> I KNOW.
GET ON DOWN THERE AND CELEBRATE YOUR GOOD NEWS, EH?
NOW, THIS POWER IS GOING ON ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
>> OK.
CHEERS.
>> CHEERS.
>> DO YOU WANT TO CHAT?
>> NO.
>> UH...YEAH.
>> ANY CHANCE OF GETTING THAT POWER BACK ON SOMETIME IN THE NEXT DECADE, EH?
>> DAD’S ON IT, YEAH.
>> RIGHT.
NOT MUCH OF A PARTY WITHOUT MUSIC, IS IT?
[MUSIC PLAYING] >> FINALLY.
TOOK YOUR TIME.
WHOO!
YEAH!
WHOO!
RIGHT!
LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!
[CHEERING] [ELECTRICAL CRACKLING] >> YEAH, WE NEED AN AMBULANCE, PLEASE.
>> SHE’S NOT BREATHING.
NO PULSE.
>> PORTWENN BEACH.
[SIREN] [TELEPHONE RINGS] >> LOUISA?
>> NO, IT’S ME, DOC.
CAROLINE JUST GOT A MASSIVE ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF THE MICROPHONE.
I DON’T THINK SHE’S BREATHING.
>> DID YOU CALL AN AMBULANCE?
>> YEAH.
THEY SAY THEY’RE GONNA BE 20 MINUTES.
>> WELL, THAT’S TOO LONG.
YOU NEED A DEFIBRILLATOR KIT.
THERE’S ONE IN THE LIFEBOAT HOUSE.
SEND SOMEONE TO GET IT.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU START DOING CPR.
>> RIGHT.
OH, GOD.
>> JUST DO IT, MORWENNA!
>> OK.
RIGHT.
JUST STAY ON THE LINE, DOC, PLEASE.
DEFIB KIT, LIFEBOAT HOUSE.
>> NO, I SHOULD BE DOING THIS, PLEASE.
I’M A PHARMACIST.
>> I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING!
>> IF DR. ELLINGHAM KNEW I WAS STILL HERE, HE WOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED ME.
>> KNOCK OFF, YOU NUTTER!
>> OH!
>> THANK YOU.
>> LOUISE?
>> OH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> OH, DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON.
>> SO YOU’RE GOING HOME?
>> YES.
WELL, MARTIN BEGGED ME TO STAY, BUT... PORTWENN IS SO SMALL.
MAY I SAY WELL DONE.
>> FOR WHAT?
>> FOR THIS.
IT ISN’T EASY, BUT YOU’RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
>> WELL, IT’S NOT QUITE THAT SIMPLE.
>> HE’S NOT GOING TO CHANGE, YOU KNOW.
AND YOU DESERVE A BETTER LIFE.
>> SORRY.
IS THAT MARTIN’S CLOCK?
>> TECHNICALLY, IT’S HIS GRANDFATHER’S.
>> WHAT?
AND HE JUST GAVE IT TO YOU?
>> YES.
HE HAS HIS MOMENTS.
SADLY THEY’RE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
>> IS IT REALLY THAT HARD TO SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT HIM JUST FOR ONCE?
>> IF MY HONESTY OFFENDS YOU, I APOLOGIZE.
>> WELL, IF WE’RE TALKING HONESTLY, I DON’T LIKE YOU, AND I DON’T THINK YOU TREAT MARTIN VERY WELL AT ALL.
NOT EVEN PHONING YOUR OWN SON TO TELL HIM THAT HIS FATHER HAD DIED.
I...
I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE WAY YOU ACT TOWARDS HIM ACTUALLY.
>> SO SAYS THE WOMAN WHO IS RUNNING AWAY WITH HIS SON.
>> NO, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING, MARGARET, BUT I DO KNOW IT’S NONE OF YOUR BLOODY BUSINESS.
[GROANS] >> I’VE GOT IT.
>> OK, DOC.
AL’S BACK... AND HE’S BLEEDING.
>> YES.
WELL, I’VE HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW.
>> SWITCH ON THE A.E.D.
AND PUT THE PADS ON HER CHEST.
THERE SHOULD BE A DIAGRAM SHOWING YOU WHERE TO PUT THEM.
>> AH.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OK, DOC, HANG ON.
>> THEY’RE DOING IT WRONG.
>> NO, THEY ARE NOT.
WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?
LET THEM GET ON WITH IT.
>> DR. ELLINGHAM IS RELYING ON ME.
>> FOR GOD’S SAKE, SALLY.
MOVE BACK, PEOPLE.
GIVE THEM SOME SPACE.
>> MOVE!
BACK!
GIVE THEM SOME SPACE!
>> ALL UNDER CONTROL, DOC.
>> YOU NEED TO PRESS THE BUTTON.
>> BUTTON?
OK. [MACHINE WHIRRING] IT SAYS "SHOCK."
ADVISE.
>> RIGHT.
YOU NEED TO SHOCK HER.
MAKE SURE EVERYONE STANDS CLEAR.
>> EVERYBODY BACK!
[MURMURING] [BEEP] [GASPING] SHE’S BREATHING!
>> GOOD.
KEEP HER COMFORTABLE.
MAKE SURE HER HEAD IS TILTED UP SO SHE DOESN’T SWALLOW HER TONGUE.
>> OK, DOC.
>> I’LL GO AND GET A BLANKET AND A PILLOW.
>> I’LL GET SOME BLANKETS, TOO, DR. ELLINGHAM.
>> WHAT’S HAPPENED?
>> YOU GOT AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM THE MICROPHONE.
I THINK YOUR HEART STOPPED BEATING.
>> AMATEURS.
>> READY TO BOARD YOU NOW, MADAM.
>> UM... >> SORRY.
>> OH, I’VE GOT THE BOARDING PASS HERE SOMEWHERE.
>> I THINK THAT’S IT THERE, IN YOUR HAND.
>> OH.
SORRY.
I DIDN’T SEE IT.
>> ONE OF THOSE DAYS, EH?
>> YOU COULD SAY THAT.
[SIREN] >> HEY!
HEY, YOU CAN’T PARK THERE!
[SHOUTING] >> I NEED TO GET ONTO THE 1:00 FLIGHT TO MALAGA.
>> WELL, I’M SORRY.
IT’S ALREADY BOARDING.
>> I’M NOT TRAVELING.
I NEED TO GET A PASSENGER OFF.
>> YOU CAN’T BOARD THE PLANE WITHOUT A TICKET.
>> I DON’T NEED A TICKET BECAUSE I’M NOT FLYING ANYWHERE.
I JUST WANT TO GET A PASSENGER OFF THE PLANE.
>> BUT YOU NEED A TICKET TO GET THROUGH SECURITY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THEN GIVE ME A TICKET.
>> WELL, I CAN’T GIVE YOU A TICKET BECAUSE CHECK-IN IS ALREADY CLOSED.
>> I’M NOT CHECKING IN.
UH!
>> HA.
>> BOARDING PASS, PLEASE, SIR.
>> I DON’T HAVE A BOARDING PASS.
I NEED TO SEE SOMEBODY URGENTLY.
>> CHECK-IN GATES ARE BACK IN THE MAIN HALL.
>> NO, I’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS ALREADY.
I DON’T NEED TO CHECK IN.
>> WELL, THEN YOU ARE NOT GETTING ON A PLANE.
>> I DON’T WANT TO GET ON A PLANE.
A PATIENT OF MINE IS ON A PLANE, AND THEY REQUIRE URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
>> NO, I HAVEN’T HEARD ANY REPORTS OF THAT.
>> THIS IS A REPORT!
JUST LET ME PAST!
>> I’M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STEP BACK, SIR, BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE.
>> THEY’RE ALREADY HERE.
LET THIS MAN THROUGH.
IT’S AN EMERGENCY.
>> YOU’RE A POLICEMAN?
>> YES, I AM A POLICEMAN.
BUT IT’S MY DAY OFF.
>> YEAH, BUT I’M GONNA HAVE TO ASK THE TWO OF YOU TO MOVE BACK BEFORE I CALL THE REAL POLICE.
>> THIS MAN’S WIFE NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
IF THAT PLANE TAKES OFF, SHE COULD DIE.
NOW, DO YOU WANT THAT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE, KNOWING THAT YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HER LIFE BUT DIDN’T BECAUSE YOU’RE AN OFFICIOUS LITTLE...MAN WHO REFUSED TO LISTEN?
>> WELL, I SUPPOSE I COULD GO WITH HIM.
>> THAT’S BETTER.
>> BUT YOU’RE STAYING HERE.
COME ON, THEN.
>> I NEED TO SEE MY PATIENT.
>> MARTIN.
>> IT’S ALL RIGHT.
JUST LET HIM THROUGH.
>> OUT OF THE WAY.
LOUISA.
YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THIS PLANE.
>> LISTEN, MARTIN, YOU CANNOT DO THIS.
>> YOU HAVE AN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION.
>> WHAT?
>> GIVE ME YOUR WRIST.
IT ONLY SHOWED UP ON THE LATER SCANS.
ABNORMAL AND WEAKENED BLOOD VESSELS IN YOUR BRAIN.
IT COULD LEAD TO A BLEED.
>> OH, GOD.
>> HAVE YOU FELT ANY HEADACHES OR STIFFNESS?
>> YES.
IT’S LIKE NOTHING I EVER FELT BEFORE.
IT’S LIKE IT’S JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, IT’S POSSIBLE THE BLEEDING’S ALREADY STARTED.
BROUGHT ON BY THE STRESS PROBABLY.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> IT MEANS WE NEED TO GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
COME ON.
>> OK. >> COME ON.
QUICKLY.
COMING THROUGH.
[SIREN] >> WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME?
>> THEY’LL PERFORM AN OPERATION CALLED AN EMBOLIZATION.
IT’S AN INJECTION INTO THE BRAIN.
THEY USE A SORT OF SUPER GLUE TO SEAL THE BLOOD VESSELS.
IT’S A BIT LIKE HAVING A FILLING IN YOUR TOOTH.
BUT IT’S... IT’S IN YOUR BRAIN.
[SIREN] >> [GROANING] >> GET HER STRAIGHT TO THEATER.
>> RIGHT.
>> I CAN LOOK AFTER THE LITTLE ONE, DOC.
YOU GO ON IN, DO WHAT YOU’RE GOOD AT.
>> WELL, TAKE HIM TO RUTH.
SHE’LL LOOK AFTER HIM.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> GOOD.
UM... AH, I’M MR. WESTMORE.
I’LL BE, UM...
DOING THE OPERATION THIS AFTERNOON.
UH...OF COURSE.
>> YOU DON’T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ME ASSISTING, I TAKE IT.
>> GOD, NO.
I’M ACTUALLY... I’VE READ YOUR PAPER ON VASCULAR ANOMALIES.
IT’S REALLY QUITE... A MASTERPIECE.
>> WHAT ARE THE 4 MOST COMMON TYPES OF VASCULAR ANOMALY?
>> UM... INFANTILE... >> HEMANGIOMA.
>> YES, AND... CONGENITAL... ARE THERE ANY MORE?
>> I PRESUME YOU’RE REFERRING EITHER TO CONGENITAL HEMANGIOMA OR PYOGENIC GRANULOMA.
>> RIGHT, YES.
YES.
SILLY ME.
>> COULD WE TALK OUTSIDE?
>> UM, YES.
YEAH.
I SUPPOSE SO.
>> YOU SEEM NERVOUS.
>> NO.
WELL, A LITTLE.
YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU, AND IT’S A TOUCH INTIMIDATING, I SUPPOSE.
HA HA HA.
I KEEP THINKING, WHAT IF I MAKE A MISTAKE?
>> WOULD YOU STEP INSIDE HERE, PLEASE?
>> WHY?
>> DON’T ASK QUESTIONS.
>> OH, IS THIS ONE OF THOSE REASSURANCE EXERCISES?
IMAGINE THE CUPBOARD IS SOMEWHERE SAFE AND WARM.
>> NO, IT ISN’T.
[BANGING] >> DR. ELLINGHAM.
DR. ELLINGHAM?
>> MR. WESTMORE WON’T NOW BE JOINING US.
I’LL BE CONDUCTING THIS PROCEDURE.
WOULD YOU COME AND HELP ME FINISH SCRUBBING UP, PLEASE?
THAT’S IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE’RE, UM... READY TO START NOW.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> A BIT FUZZY.
>> THAT’LL BE THE PRE-MED.
>> YOU HAVE A VERY LARGE HEAD.
>> WHAT?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A FULL MOON.
HA HA HA.
IT DOES.
IT’S QUITE NICE REALLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU ACTUALLY OWN ANY SWIMMING TRUNKS?
>> I BEG YOUR PARDON?
>> I DON’T MEAN, LIKE, THOSE THONG THINGS.
LIKE PROPER, PROPER TRUNKS.
>> I DON’T UNDERSTAND.
>> BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE COMING TO SPAIN EARLIER, WHEN I SAW YOU ON THE PLANE.
THERE ARE BEACHES THERE.
THE WEATHER IS VERY, VERY HOT.
AND PEOPLE WEAR FLIP-FLOPS AND EVERYTHING.
OH, YOU WOULD HAVE HATED IT.
>> I WAS GOING TO COME TO SPAIN.
>> NO.
>> YEAH.
I DIDN’T COME AFTER YOU JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR CONDITION.
I WAS TRYING TO BUY A TICKET.
>> OH.
>> I THINK...
I THINK I NEED YOUR HELP.
>> IF YOU NEED MY HELP TO PERFORM AN OPERATION, THEN WE’RE REALLY IN TROUBLE.
HA HA HA!
>> I DON’T NEED ANY HELP WITH THIS OPERATION.
I’VE DONE IT SEVEN TIMES BEFORE.
BUT I’VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED BEFORE.
I DON’T SEEM TO BE VERY GOOD AT IT.
BUT I WANT TO LEARN... BECAUSE I’D LIKE TO BE MUCH BETTER AT IT.
>> YOU TELL ME THAT JUST BEFORE YOU SLICE MY HEAD OPEN?
>> I’M NOT GOING TO SLICE ANYTHING.
>> WHATEVER THE TECHNICAL TERM IS.
>> DON’T WORRY.
YOU’LL BE FINE.
>> I HOPE SO.
THIS IS SERIOUS, ISN’T IT?
>> HMM.
>> TRIANGULAR.
[GAGGING] WOULD YOU HOLD THAT, PLEASE?
[VOMITING] THANK YOU.
GET THAT BIN CHANGED, WOULD YOU?
CATHETER.
[EXHALES DEEPLY] >> ARE YOU OK?
>> YEAH.
THANKS.
>> GET YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING TO EAT?
>> NO.
I’M FINE.
>> A DRINK?
>> NO, REALLY, I’M GOOD.
I’M REALLY FINE.
SORRY.
DO YOU KNOW IF MY HUSBAND’S AROUND?
>> I DON’T THINK SO.
SURGEON’S GONNA STOP BY AND SEE YOU, THOUGH.
TALK OF THE DEVIL.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> MY HEAD HURTS, AND I’M A BIT TIRED, BUT NOT LIKE I EXPECTED.
>> HMM.
YOU’LL PROBABLY GO HOME LATER ON TODAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> I MEAN... YOU WON’T BE FLYING ANYWHERE FOR A WHILE, BUT... I’M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO COME HOME.
>> MARTIN, YOU KNOW...
THIS DOESN’T... DOESN’T CHANGE ANYTHING.
>> I KNOW.
>> I DON’T WANT US JUST TO GO BACK AND PRETEND EVERYTHING’S FINE.
>> I KNOW.
>> OR TO FALL BACK INTO THE WAY THINGS WERE.
>> HMM.
I AGREE.
I DON’T WANT THAT EITHER.
>> OK. >> I’LL LET YOU GET SOME SLEEP.
>> MARTIN.
>> YES?
>> THANK YOU... FOR COMING AFTER ME.
>> YOU’RE MY PATIENT.
AND YOU’RE MY WIFE.
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